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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/14/1969 Business Meeting • 599 • • • JULY 14, 1969 The City Council me€f regular* on, Mayor Larson presiding,-Councilmen Brown,. Keith, .Kurbitz,-Lambert, McNeice and Robinson, City Manager McMicken and City Attorney Andrews present on' roll call. • The Invocation was given by Councilman.Keith. The minutes of the regular meeting of'July 7, 1969, having been duly certified accurate by two Councilmen, and no one present wishing to have minutes read publicly, Mayor Lar • son declared said minutes approved as recorded. . In accordance with action taken at the previous meeting on June 23, 1969, an Ordinance creating a special Dangerous Building Repair and Demolition Fund, was read'and it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Keith .that Ordinance No. 1142 creating said Fund, be passed: carried, Brown, Keith ,- Kurbitz,.Lambert,.Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye• on roll • call. City Manager McMicken explained that this Fund is for a single use, mainly funding for any repairs or demolition of dangerous buildings in the'City of Yakima in accordance with the Yakima Municipal Code. He further'explained that after the passage of this Ordi- nance and the Ordinance appropriating.$1,000 to the Fund, he will have prepared a report . on a specific building which needs to be demolished. . ORDINANCE NO. 1142,:AN ORDINANCE relating to city funds and.accounts; creating a special Dangerous Building Repair and Demolition Fund and specifying .its purpose and source of funds; creating Chapter 3.76, "Dangerous Building Repair and Demolition - Fund" as -a -new - chapter of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. • An Ordinance appropriating'$1,000 to the Dangerous Building Repair and Demolition Fund from Statutory and General, ha.ving.been read in its entirety at this meeting, was laid on the table for one week or until July 21, 1969. . • .City Manager McMicken explained that in accordance with action taken by the City Council • at their meeting on July 7, 1969,.regarding the selling.and dispensing.of Food Stamps, he now has the Food -Stamp Agreement, and a Resolution authorizing the execution of said agreement. He further explained.that the agreement calls for the City to be the agent and that there are certain requirements and procedures that must'be met. He stated that the City will be paid a fee,for this service and there will be additional instructions • t� the Finance Director upon the execution of the Agreement.'. -After due discussion, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1366 authorizing the execution , • of an agreement with the Washington State Department of Public'Assistance for the purpose of issuing food stamps, be passed as read: carried, Brown,.Keith,.Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, . McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. • RESOLUTION NO. D- 1366., A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of. the City of Yakimato.execute a Food Stamp Issuing Agent Agreement with the Washington State Department of Public Assistance. City Manager McMicken referred'to the matter of the air conditioning of the Planning and the Metropolitan Park Building, south of City Hall. He stated that there are funds avail- able in the City Hall Maintenance and Operation Fund that can be used for this work. Mr. McMicken reviewed briefly the necessity for a .new air conditioning system. He explained that the two offices previously occupying this building did not have many people working in them, and the traffic in and out was not large. He further explained that the Planning and Community Development Office now has 14 people and the Park.Department.has.3 to 5, as well continuous'foot traffic in and out, which also creates more heat. Mr.'McMicken indicated that'a lotof.sttidy.and investigation has been done.and the best solution seemed to be to call for bids, which was done, and the low bidder was Flowing M, with a proposed bid of $7,727.77, which covers three units, and the low quote on the related electrical work was by Picatti Bros. for $1,360.00, and he recommended that_the bid be awarded to the low bidders. .Purchasing Agent Kermit.Smith was called to answer questions • regarding the suggested air conditioning system and the bids received. Councilman Keith questioned the need to install the system at this time, since he feels most of the hot weather is over and that it would be better to have the item in the budget for next year. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that the low bid be accepted and the contract be awarded to Flowing M in the amount of_$7,727..77 to install the air conditioning system, and the related electrical work be awarded to Picatti Bros. • for the low quote.on this portion of the proposed system, in. the amount of $1,360.00.: • carried, Brown,.Kurbitz, Lambert,- Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. -Keith voting nay by voice vote. . City Manager McMicken requesting that authorization for out -of -State travel .be given for • two members of the Police Department, Stan May and Tom Vernier, to attend a one -day Western States Crime Conference planning session in Portland, Oregon, at - a cost of approximately $10.00 each, it was MOVED by•Kurbitz,-seconded by'Lambert that said-travel be allowed with expenses paid :.carried, Brown,.Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • City Manager McMicken referred to a report from the City Engineer, with attached recommend -- tion and acceptance-of the work, from Cornell, Howland, Hayes and Merryfield,- consulting engineers, with regard to the final payment on the Steel Tank.by Dorcon, at the Naches • River Water Treatment Plant, and recommending that the work be accepted and. final payment made, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Keith that the report of the City Engineer dated July 11, 1969, with respect to the completion of the.work on said project, be approved, the work be accepted and payment of.the final estimate in the. amount of $ 00.00, • is hereby authorized:. carried, Brown,..Keith,.Kurbitz, -Lambert,.Larson, McNeice and Rob son voting aye by voice vote. There being no further business to.,me before the Council, it was MOVED by Kurbitz, seconded by Keith that we do now adjourn at the hour.of 4:15 P.M.: carried, Brown,_Keith, Kurbitz-, Lambert, Larson, . McNeice andtRob.inson voting, aye by_ voice_ vote. . / !be _ .,. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ( , ��° . , �_��•r� r DATE / Itr II - 4NCILvi 1 DATE 7 / 2 - 2 / 6 ,9 1 • ATTEST: * COUNCILMAN • C I T Y ir • C L E R K \ / • M A Y O R